---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20181007153602.GA13651@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2018 11:36:02 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Ex-FCC commissioner protests outside FCC HQ to protect Lifeline service By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) - Gloria Tristani, who served for four years on the Federal Communications Commission, spent part of her day Sept. 26 protesting outside FCC headquarters in Washington - as the current commissioners were meeting. She was there to demonstrate against potential drastic cuts to the FCC's "Lifeline" program, which was put in place 12 years before Tristani began her 1997-2001 tenure at the FCC. http://catholicphilly.com/2018/10/news/national-news/ex-fcc-commissioner-protests-outside-fcc-hq-to-protect-lifeline-service/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181007155548.GA13725@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2018 11:55:48 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: GTT Acquires Access Point For US$40 Million GTT Communications' buying spree continues. This time, the cloud networking provider has acquired Access Point, a Cary, North Carolina-based communication services provider for US$40 million. Access Point brings with it a growing roster of strategic US enterprise clients which GTT says will deepen its presence in key verticals like retail, manufacturing, and energy, with significant upsell opportunities. https://www.channele2e.com/news/gtt-acquires-access-point-40-million/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181007152630.GA13604@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2018 11:26:30 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Disabled man hired by Verizon says company fired him years later - for having disability By Matt Gray Thomas McDonald was 16 years old in 1971 when a car accident left him a paraplegic. He has remained in a wheelchair ever since, but his disability never stopped him from working. He worked in customer service and sales for a limousine company for 15 years before landing a position with Verizon Communications in 1999. https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2018/10/disabled_man_hired_by_verizon_says_company_fired_h.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181007153107.GA13627@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2018 11:31:07 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Public Safety Criticizes Wireless Carriers' Z-Axis 9-1-1 Indoor Location Proposal By Sandra Wendelken Public-safety groups took wireless carriers to task in filings with the FCC regarding 9-1-1 location technology, saying a CTIA proposal is "unacceptable" and accusing carriers of trying to dilute the definition of dispatchable location. CTIA, an association representing U.S. wireless carriers, said last month in a report that testing supported a Z-axis metric of only =C3=82=C2= =B15 meters for 80 percent of fixes, yet added that the FCC should not adopt any metric at this time. https://www.rrmediagroup.com/News/NewsDetails/NewsID/17434 -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <CAGhQzTo_3- XAHy50Hc9=3DQoA0wxWmmsO0Bh_LronFE2b0bZkEFw@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2018 18:56:51 -0400 From: Michael Muderick <michael@muderick.com> Subject: While tranferring to a new server It's a lot of work maintaining the Telecom Digest. Thanks for all your efforts. mm -- Michael Muderick michael@muderick.com 610-449-6970 http://www.videotapetransfers.tv http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmuderick http://www.broadcastpioneers.com/bp6/michaelmuderick.html ***** Moderator's Note ***** Thanks: I can go a month on one compliment! Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181007160343.GA13750@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2018 12:03:43 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Entire broadband industry sues California to stop net neutrality law Top broadband lobby groups sue California, claim net neutrality law is illegal. By Jon Brodkin Four lobby groups representing the broadband industry today sued California to stop the state's new net neutrality law. The lawsuit was filed in US District Court for the Eastern District of California by mobile industry lobby CTIA, cable industry lobby NCTA, telco lobby USTelecom, and the American Cable Association, which represents small and mid-size cable companies. Together, these four lobby groups represent all the biggest mobile and home Internet providers in the US and hundreds of smaller ISPs. Comcast, Charter, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile US, Sprint, Cox, Frontier, and CenturyLink are among the groups' members. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/10/entire-broadband-industry-sues-california-to-stop-net-neutrality-law/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181007162122.GA13804@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2018 12:21:22 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Global Hosted PBX market 2018: Technology, Future Trends, Key Players Global Hosted PBX market 2018: Technology, Future Trends, Key Players - AT&T , BT Group , Cisco Systems , 8x8 , Avaya , Megapath, Centurylink and more - Summary: The Global Hosted PBX market is an emerging market in the ICT Media sector at present years.The rising technology and developments taking place in the Hosted PBX market is also depicted in this research report. Factors that are boosting the growth of the market, and giving a positive push to thrive in the global market is explained in detail. There are a number of players operating in the market and this research report gives readers overview of the various factors that govern their performance.This study report on Global Hosted PBX market throws light on the crucial trends and dynamics impacting the development of the market, including the restraints, drivers, and opportunities. A number of analysis tools such as Porter's five forces analysis and SWOT analysis have been employed to provide an accurate understanding of this market. https://thetacticalbusiness.com/507033/global-hosted-pbx-market-2018-technology-future-trends-key-players-att-bt-group-cisco-systems-8x8-avaya-megapath-centurylink-and-more/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181008001733.GA15147@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2018 20:17:33 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Thief racks up $1,000 in charges after stealing man's identity WEST CHESTER TWP., Ohio - Someone stole a 39-year-old West Chester Twp. man's identity, opened a Verizon account and racked up more than $1,000 in charges. An unidentified person opened the Verizon account between May 1 and Sept. 25 and incurred $1,167 worth of charges in the man's name, according to police reports. https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/crime--law/thief-racks-000-charges-after-stealing-west-chester-man-identity/4dGyyzxNvzUpimiBd967KO/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Mon, 08 Oct 2018